The links among environment, conflict, and peace are well established, but a surprising number of environmental organizations have a significant blind spot when it comes to the effects of conflict on project outcomes.Although environmental groups do not have a mandate, or may not have the expertise, to be peacebuild-ers, there is much they can do to reduce the risk of conflict. The Global Environment Facility is one of the most important sources of support for countries around the world to implement international commitments related to climate change, biodiversity, land degradation, international waters, and chemicals and waste.The GEF has invested over $4 billion in countries affected by major armed conflict, with 33 percent of the GEF's projects having been implemented in these countries. Fragility is even more widespread: 88 percent of the GEF's country-level projects were in fragile situations, categorized as either very fragile or of concern.
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